A SELF-CONFESSED sex worker has been brought before the court on allegations of engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor half her age. Precious Teya, 26, is facing allegations of aggravated indecent assault after sleeping with a boy, who is 13. She was not asked to plead to the allegations and was remanded in custody…
STAFF WRITERS THE infighting and strategic missteps wracking the MDC Alliance are once again coming to a head, with a worried insider telling the Daily News yesterday that the coalition was becoming “a Twitter party”. In addition, the senior alliance official also lamented the “undue” influence that a few “unelected people” — including “some politically-naive academics and…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL health experts are encouraged by the high uptake levels of the available Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines by frontline workers. This comes as the current vaccination phase, which started on Monday and will run for 10 days, will see authorities inoculating up to 150 000 frontline workers around the country….
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw STUNG by incessant robbery cases across the country, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has declared war against the perpetrators by launching a sting operation. This comes as police yesterday arrested 11 suspected robbers in connection with an armed robbery case that occurred at Maruta Shopping Centre in Hatfield, Harare….
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has threatened to name and shame firms, churches and individuals that owe council millions in a desperate attempt to force residents to pay up bills. This comes as the stretched local authority says it’s battling with collection that has heavily compromised service delivery to…
Eutelsat and TelOne (Pvt) Limited sign multi-service agreement to bring high quality broadband connectivity to Zimbabwe Multi-year agreement leveraging unparalleled flexibility of EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite Latest agreement in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the strong demand for internet services on the African continent Paris, February 1 st , 2021 – Eutelsat Communications’ (Euronext Paris: ETL), and TelOne…
Godknows Matarutse SENIOR STAFF WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa hopes the new National Data Centre (NDC) will be the backbone of the country’s digital economy moving forward. Mnangagwa, yesterday, commissioned the NDC which was built with the help of the Chinese government and will be the nerve centre for all electronic “business transactions and human…
Emmerson Njanjamangezi SENIOR STAFF WRITER njanjamangezie@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday received US$7 million in new funding from Switzerland to assist families living in urban areas to strengthen their skills and ability to cope in the face of economic and climate shocks. This comes as 5,5 million rural dwellers are expected to…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has moved to fill up dangerous disused pits dotted around the city’s high-density suburbs. This comes after an outcry from residents following the recent deaths of three people in separate incidents within a week. Shane Ngona, 20, from Pumula North drowned while taking a bath in…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw VICE President Kembo Mohadi says he is “a victim of political machinations being peddled through hacking and voice cloning” — following a week of damaging claims that he had had a string of affairs with married women. In addition, Mohadi also told a media conference at his Munhumutapa offices…
